Man allegedly cuts young girl’s throat
Sat, May 30, 2015 | By Jake Chung / Staff writer
WITH A SMILE:The eight-year-old was undergoing emergency medical treatment as of press time. Reports said the suspect was angry at being jobless, or had been scolded for not visiting his cancer-stricken father
A 29-year-old man surnamed Kung (龔) was arrested yesterday after an attack at an elementary school in Taipei in which an eight-year-old girl’s throat was cut.
As of press time, the girl was undergoing emergency medical treatment at Taipei Veterans General Hospital.(台北榮民總醫院)
Police said preliminary investigations suggest Kung entered the grounds of Wenhua Elementary School (文化國小) in Taipei’s Beitou District (北投) at about 4pm yesterday, before walking up four flights of stairs to the girls’ restroom, pulling out a knife when he saw the girl about to enter the restroom and allegedly slashing her twice across the throat.
The girl was found lying in a pool of blood and was rushed to hospital, while Kung remained at the scene and was detained by police.
An angry crowd gathered outside the police station last night and attempted to beat Kung as he stepped out of the police car. The police managed to hold back the crowd and took him into the station.
There was conflicting information about Kung’s supposed motive, with some sources saying that he was enraged after being unable to find work for four months, while others said that Kung was upset after being scolded by his mother and brother for not visiting his cancer-stricken father in hospital on Thursday.
Responding to questions from city councilors about the attack during a question-and-answer session at a city council meeting, Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) said that the city would assemble a special task force to review schoolground safety and security and establish a system within a year to screen and monitor dangerous people.
He added that the city presently had no system that would have been capable of keeping tabs on the suspect.
Department of Education Commissioner(教育部) Tang Chih-min (湯志民) said that because schools are “open” as a matter of policy, it is difficult to keep tabs on everyone entering school grounds.
However, he said that more could be done to improve schoolground security, including addressing security camera “blind spots.”
Ko canceled a planned evening fund-raising appearance because of the incident, instead chairing a late-night city government meeting about the matter.
Stucture of the Lead:
What:A cruel random killing
Who:An eight-year-old girl
When:May 30, 2015
Why:The suspect was angry at being jobless, or had been scolded for not visiting his cancer-stricken father
Where:Wenhua Elementary School
How:Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je said that the city would assemble a special task force to review schoolground safety and security and establish a system within a year to screen and monitor dangerous people.
Keywords:
1.jobless 失業
2.preliminary 初步的
3.allegedly 據稱
4.slashing 削減
5.enraged 生氣
6.cancer-stricken 被癌症侵害的
7.councilors 議員
8.assemble 組合
9.presently 現在
10.tabs 標籤
No matter what is the reason make him do such horrible things; he does not have the qualified to do that. It is very normal for people to beat him. If I were the girl’s family, I cannot accept any punishments besides death penalty. I hope the government can make the wise decisions.
回覆刪除People have their own authority to survive. The girl's fate shouldn't be decided by the murderer. If someone do the same thing to the murderer or his family, he won't be happy but grieve very much. If the murderer want to do something to release his pressure, he can choose something peaceful or go to a doctor!
回覆刪除The killer not only takes away the lives of innocent girl but also break up a family. It is really terrible. Originally, the innocent girl was cruel killed in campus and injurer’s a face of careless is spread pass through the media. I think who could not be shaken or stay out.
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